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THE KUTZTOWN PATRIOT
VOLUME LV
KUTZTOWN, PA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1929
No. 27
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GEIGER ELECTED
PRESIDENT OF THE
KUTnOWNFlRECO.
TR';jTEES REPORT THE NEW
Jf1' ALARM SYSTEM
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The December meeting of the Kutztown Fire Co., No. 1, was held in the
Town Hall Tuesday evening, with
President Peter Sterner in the chair.
U. B. Ketner recorded the proceedings. The trustees reported that the
new "Diaphone" and other alarm
equipment purchased from the Game-
well Co. was satisfactory and working according to specifications. They
asked an order for the same be
granted.
Chief John H. Miller reported no
fires during November and that the
apparatus and equipment were in
good shape.
Roster of Officers
Election of officers for the year 1930
resulted as follows: President, John
D. Geiger; first vice president, Vernon
Kemp; second vice president, George
Ettele, jr.; recording secretary, U. B.
Ketner; time secretary, Harry Frederic;
treasurer, Llewellyn Angstadt.
Trustees, 1930-31—William E. Myers,
William B .Schaeffer; 1930-32, W. W.
Weil, Scott Melot; 1930-33, Jacob D.
Kemp, William L. Serf ass; chief, John
H.Miller; assistants, Thomas Warr and
John D Geiger; fire chiefs, E. J. Dries,
U .B. Ketner, A. J. Seidel, Charles L.
Levan. John Scherer, Robert Oswald.
Delegate to Pennsylvania State Fire-
mens' Association, eVrnon Kemp; alternate, Harry Sawyer; delegates to
Berks County Firemen's Association,
Howard Madeira and Paul Daniels;
alternates, Paul Bock and Paul Reinert; delegates to Fire Zone No. 1, W.
W. Weil, John D. Geiger.
Janitor, Charles Folk; apparatus
drivers, Howard Madeira, Scott Melot,
Warren Kern, William S. Christ,
George Sheetz. Auditors appointed
were: Q. D. Herman, William Myers,
Adam Youse.
Orders Granted
Orders were granted to the amount
of $2,334.51, including $2,200 for fire
alarm equipment. A donation from the
Ladies' Auxiliary amounted to $500
and one of $700 was received from the
Uniformed Rank of the company. The
company granted a donation of $10
towards the Junior Fire Co. ambulance
fund, of Reading.
The fire company meets the first
Tuesday of each month; the Uniformed
Bank, the second Tuesday of each
^yth; and the Relief Association,
Ithird Tuesday of each month.
U&THER OF KUTZTOWN
WOMAN, A SAILOR, DIES
AS RESULT OF ACCIDENT
SUNDAY SCHOOLS ASKED
TO SEND PROGRAMS EARLY
The time of Christmas festivals
is rapidly approaching and inasmuch as the various Sunday
Schools of the community wish
to have their programs appear
in the Patriot, earnest request
is hereby made that these programs be sent in as early as possible so that they can be published before the holiday week.
Because of the large issue of the
Patriot next week more space
for news will be available than
at other times, and consequently some of these programs would
fit in well. Get them to the
Patriot Office as soon as possible.
BERKS-LEHIGH POTATO BELT
PRODUCES SEVERAL MILLION
BUSHELS IN NORMAL YEARS
DEMONSTRATION ON
ELECTRIC COOKING IN
TOPTON ON FRIDAY
Housewives and others of Topton
and vicinity are invited and urged to
see the electric cooking demonstration
at the Metropolitan Edison offices on
Franklin Street, Topton, Friday, Dec.
6. The demonstration is under the
direction of Ruth V. Carlington, director of the Metropolitan Edison Company Home Service Department. It
will start at 2.30 in the afternoon and
at 7.30 in the evening. Following the
demonstration, the food that was prepared will be distributed among the
women present. This will in no way
obligate any visitors. The company
sincerely desires all of the women
that can find time to come and see I
this relatively new method of cooking.
It will be a revelation in the taking
away of the household drudgery of
always having to fire a kitchen stove.
Extends From Pinnacle, Near Kempton, To Slatington—Most 1929
Crop Of Good Quality, Solid And Disease-Free—Milder Winters
Than Maine Qive This Section A Trump Card Which Brings
Qood Prices.
4' In the region northwest of Kutztown, >
I in the valley that starts at the Pinnacle and extends to Slatington, there
I is the district known as the Berks-Lehigh Potato Belt.
In that section the farmers are,
without a doubt, potato farmers. It is
their principal crop, their moneymaker (in favorable years), and their
chief worry in unfavorable years.
In years past there have been sea-
Afternoon and Evening in New | sons in which individual shippers in
this valley have sent away from 100 to
200 carloads. A standard carload contains 600 bushels. There are many
shippers along the length of the Berks
and Lehigh Railroad that runs through j
that district. A conservative estimate '
places this area at 20,000 acres and ' A few miles north of Krumsville
it produces several million bushels tnere *■ an experimental station for a
every season under normal conditions. new industry for this part of the coun-
GRIMSVILLE CHOIR
TO HOLD MUSICALE
Services Next Sunday Morning, j
Bethel Zion's Church—Muhlenberg Glee Club to Sing
RAISING MUSKRATS
NEAR KRUMSVILLE
Ranch on Kunkle Farm Now Covers Total of 12 Acres—Five
Foot Fence Surrounds Area.
None Trapped Thus Far
BOROUGH SECRETARY'S
OFFICE IN TOWN HALL
A praiseworthy change has
been made in the location of the
borough office. For quite a
number of years it had been located in the power plant building on Railroad Street, opposite
the railroad station . It was
moved this week to the second
floor of the Town Hall, where it
will be permanently stationed.
The citizens of the borough who
wish to transact any business
with the borough secretary,
Webster J. Frey, are requested
to keep in mind the new location.
CO. COMMISSIONERS
PROMISE NEW ROAD
TO NEW JERUSALEM
NATIONAL OFFICIALS OF
JK. G. E. TO ATTEND
MARX TESTIMONIAL
At Rothermel Home
Mrs. A. C. Rothermel entertained at
supper Saturday evening Mrs. Sue
Hoch- Philadelphia. On Friday she
entertained some Reading guests and j 2-30 o'clock—Music will be rendered
Miss Bentley, of Lock Haven, who is °y the Muhlenberg College Glee Club,
Special muscal services will be held
in the New Bethel Zion's Church,
Grimsville, under the auspices of the
choir of the church on Sunday, Dec. 8.
The programs are as follows:
Beginning at 10 A. M. — Anthem;
prayer; hymn; anthem; address; anthem; solo, Mrs. (Rev.) I. W. Klick;
violin solo, Richard Klick; anthem;
doxology. The Jacksonville Church
choir wil lrender the anthems.
Afternoon Services will Begin at
try. The work is being carried on by
Good Weather | Dr s A Brunner and his brother-in-
By favorable conditions is meant good law, Nathan Kunkle. The project un
dietitian of the college there.
NEW COAL CONVEYOR
Ever ready to give better and
quicker service, Hauser & Fisher have
purchased a new coal conveyor. This
machine loads and screens, all in the
same operation. Such a machine gives
quicker service and a cleaner product
to all of their customers.
COMMUNITY SUPPER
DONATIONS NEEDED
A telegram received by Mr. and Mrs.
Oliver Nagel, of Macungie R. 2, informed them of the death of their son,
Earl E. Nagel, 27, a naval sailor, stationed at Duty Harbor, Alaska, who
was accidentally killed there on Dec. 1.
The young sailor, who enlisted in his
teens, was a son of Oliver E. and Gertrude (nee Barndt) Nagel, and was a
native Lehigh countian. He is survived
by his parents and the following brotliV
ers and sisters: Florence, Allentown;
Albert, Bethlehem; Verdis, Elwood and
Oliver, jr., at home, and Emma, Kutztown.
Senices will be conducted in St. Peter's Church, Upper Milford Township,
with interment in the adjoining cemetery.
JOHN S. SCHWOYER GIVEN
PARTY ON 80TH NATAL DAY
A very joyous party was held in
honor of the 80th birthday anniversary of John S. Schwoyer at the home
of J. LeRoy Swoyer. The afternoon
and evening were spent with music of
various kinds and other pastimes.
Much time was spent in recalling odd
and amusing moments of times gone
b5' In the evening there was a great
feast that included all of the good
things that a good Berks County cook
could reca];. Those in the party were
as follows:
John s. Schwoyer, Mr. and Mrs. Le-
^rRo.v Swoyer. Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Meitzler. Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Paff, Mr.
and Mrs. Edwin C. Bachman. Mr. and
*s Harry Kemp. Nora Swoyer, Helen
«ae Swoyer. Richard L. Goodhart,
*adie Hilbert. Mrs. John Kline, Mrs.
•*!"*y Kemp. Mrs. William Swoyer,
""ed Reinert. William S. Eck.
THANKSGIVING SERVICES
IN INDIAN ECHO CAVE
On Thanksgiving Day services in
seeping with the ocasion were con-
Jutted in the 'Ball Room" of the In-
°J«i Echo Cave at Hummelstown. Rev.
lowermaster. pastor of Laurel Street
of +v. hurch- Lancaster, was in charge
SJff- sen1ces T^ey were well at-
w This "Bal] Room" is 50 feet
Sr«Land is 95 feet wide- ™s room
15 aoout the largest in the cave.
Ticket Selling and Canvassing
Committees Meeting With
Kind Reception From Citizens.
Mark the Date, Dec. 14
Everybody is talking about the
coming community supper and bazaar to be given by the Visiting Nurse
Association Saturday, one week, Dec.
14, in the American Legion Hall. The
women that are selling tickets are
meeting with a cordial reception. It
is hoped that 500 or more tickets will
be sold. Those canvassing the town
for cakes and fancy work are also being received very well and it is certain
that quite an assortment of fancy
work and cakes will be provided. This
sale should realize quite a neat sum.
No one has volunteered to give a
quilt or some other very fine piece
of fancy work which could be given
away in a contest. It is hoped that
some liberal-minded women will offer
articles that can be used for this purpose and that others will offer their
services to sell the opportunities to get
these gifts free.
Snow Interfered
The only thing that is necessary to
insure the success of this supper is that
those in charge will have plenty of
chicken and other provisions that are
needed for the many hungry folks
coming to partake of it. The bad
weather this week made it rather difficult for some members of the rural
committee to see the farmers . It may
be that some of the farmers among
whom the Visiting Nurse will be ready
to answer calls, can not be seen. It
I is hoped, nevertheless, that every rural resident will consider this an opportunity to show appreciation for
this nursing service by voluntarily
bringing chickens or other food needed
for a supper to the American Legion
Hall on Friday, Dec. 13, or notify Herman A. Fister, chairman of the committee, and same will be called for.
The entire community is again
asked to give its whole-hearted support and co-operation to make this affair a big success. It is more than
hoped, it is. in fact, expected .that
sufficient money will be raised at this
one supper to pay for the automobile
which has been ordered from R. Miller's Son. the lowest bidders among
the jVarious dealers of Kutztown.
Be sure to keep Saturday, Dec. 14,
open for this big event, and farmers
are asked particularly to give ear to
this an urgent appeal for donations.
as follows: "The Cardinal and Gray,"
"The College Gang," a rollicking college song; "Song of the Marching
Men," marching war song; piano
solo, Mr. Snyder; "Ol' Gray Robe,"
negro spiritual; "Scandalize My Name,"
negro melody; "Grandma Grunts,"
North Carolina mountain song; tenor
solo, Charles P. Sell; address, Rev. I.
W. Klick; hymn; xylophone solo, Carl
Fisher; instrumental solo, Twining,
Hudak and Snyder; "The Pump," a
debate in the Popton Parish council;
"O Susannah," saxophone solo, Mr.
Kudak; "Fair Muhlenberg," Alma
Mater."
Evening Services at 7 o'clock—Muhlenberg Glee Club, as follows: "The
Cardinal and Gray," "The College
Gang," "Song of the Marching Men,"
xylophone solo, Carl Fisher;"Ride Out
on Wings of Song," American male
chorus; "Down Among the Dead
Men," old English; saxophone duet,
Kodak and Goldstein; address, Rev.
A. L. Brumbach; hymn, piano solo,
Mr. Snyder; "Ol' Gray Robe," "Scandalize My Name," "Grandma Grunts,"
instrumental trio, Hudak, Twining
and Snyder; saxophone solo, Mr. Hudak; "Song of Progress," "Fair Muhlenberg,' "Alma Mater."
Meals will be served in the basement of the church by the women of
the congregation.
PUPILS GIVE MISS LUTZ
TURKEY AS A SURPRISE
Hermie M. Lutz, a teacher in the
Fogelsville Consolidated School, received a large turkey from her pupils.
It was a complete surprise.
Sunday Miss Lutz served the turkey
at her mother's home on Highland
Avenue . Among those present were:
Mr. and Mrs. George Lutz, children
Joyce, Marie and Donald, Breinigsville;
Iona Hoffman, Reading; Sadie Jacoby,
Schuylkill Haven; Robert Blew, Potts-
ville; Phaon Reinert, Mrs. Hermie
Lutz and the hostess, Hermie Lutz,
this place.
weather. In the last season this district suffered from the lack of moisture. Farmers of this region say that
they were without rain for six weeks.
When, at times, it did rain, the fall
was so small as to have no effect on
the crops. Some localities were fortunate enough to receive an occasional
thunder shower and its worth was
manifest in a crop that was about normal.
The general outlook for this season's
crop in the Lehigh Potato Belt is that
the yields were only between 45 and 50
per cent, of what they should have
been. The potatoes that were harvested are, however, of a good quality.
They are solid and disease-free.
In discussing the potato situation
with a number of shippers of this region ,the opinion proved general that
the Lehigh Potato Belt does not usually
cut a decisive figure on the potato
markets of the country. They maintain that Maine is and will remain the
controlling state in the East. Maine
has huge productions, 400 to 600 bushels per acre and as high as 46,000,000
bushels a season and a small population. They are favored with ideal
growing conditions and their proximity
to the sea is their guarantee of sufficient rain regularly.
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LARGE FORD TERRITORY
GIVEN TO SCHLENKERS
Mrs. Schmehl to Move
*Jrs Emma Schmehl will move to
^ngton, where she wil live with her
.""■ Mrs. Carrie Stern. They
g*n a lovely home there and Mrs.
^eni has been in it for some time.
kS^5*
Merkel Sale
The household goods of Howard D.
mSjLh aldy street- tlus borough,
<* disposed of at public sale Sat-
11 _L a"«-noon of next week, Dec.
^^ordm? to advertisement in the
jg"0 columns of this issue of the
toj_lv- Ir had been previously in-
WlL hold this sale earher, but
^d ?"meutione<i ^te was Anally
00 sSrfKutz* who was taken vefy ■
*ou*k \Ty' " slowly improving, al-
7T ""* condition is very weak.
BERKS SCHOOL DIRECTORS
CONVENTION ON JAN. 8
Berks school directors will gather at
the court house, Reading, on Wednesday, Jan. 8, to participate in the annual convention of the Berks County
School Directors' Association. There
will be morning and afternoon sessions.
M. S. Bentz, superintendent of schools
of Cambria County, will be the main
speaker.
ANNUAL TRINITY SUPPER
The annual supper under the auspices of Trinity Luther Sunday School,
Kutztown, will be held Saturday, Dec.
7. A supper consisting of meat croquets .potato filling, peas, cranberry
sauce, pickled cabbage, celery, bread
and butter will be served. Besides the
regular supper there will be for sale
waffles, ice cream, cakes, candy.
There will be some fancy work for
sale. No canvass of the members has
MOYER BIRTHDAY PARTY
A party was held at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Homer A. Moyer on Noble
Street in honor of the 24th birthday
aninversary of Mr. Moyer. A birthday
cake with 24 candles, baked by Mrs.
E. M. Angstadt, adorned the center of
the table laden with all kinds of good
things to eat. Mr. Moyer received
many valuable presents. The evening wras enjoyed with games and music. A fine lunch was served. The
following were present:
Mr. and Mrs. Homer A. Moyer and
children Eleanore and Melba, Mr. and
Mrs. Ambrose E. Moyer and children
Paul, Arlene and Ruth, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles A. Schlenker and children
Lester, Raymond and Elsie, Mr. and
Mrs. Morris R. Merkel and children
Helen and Mae, Lyons; Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Fisher and son Winfield, Reading: Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Dietrich and
children Calvin, Lawson and Russell,
Shoemakersville R. D.; Mr. and Mrs.
Oscar Wink and children Annabelle,
Erma and Myrle, Mr. and Mrs. John
Breininger and children Russell and
Evelyn, Evelyn Faust, Reading; Mr.
and Mrs. Calvin Moyer and children
Carl, William, Clarabelle, Leona and
Lillian, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Angstadt,
Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Snyder, Mrs. David Gehringer, Raymond C. Snyder,
Walter Bloch, Fleetwood.
The Schlenker Motor Company has
been appointed the Ford dealer in
Hamburg and surrounding community.
Since this firm has also the Ford
agency for Kutztown and vicinity, this
company has as its territory practically all of Northern and Eastern
Berks, one of the largest fields in the
state of Pennsylvania outside of the
large towns and cities. The Schlenker
Motor Company is to be congratulated
upon being selected by the great Ford
organization for this fertile sales territory.
HEAR LECTURE ON TEACHING
ENGLISH LITERATURE
Ruth Bonner and Oscar L. Stein
made a trip to Reading to hear Dr.
Nancy Gilmore Coryell, chairman of
English in the Brooklyn, N. Y.,
Training High School on the subject "How to Meet Pennsylvania State
Requirments in Teaching Literature."
The address was given at the Thomas
Jefferson Tea Room banquet hall.
MERTZ DUCK DINNER
. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mertz entertained the following at a Thanksgiving
duck dinner, a very well planned affair: Mr. and Mrs. George Wessner,
children Charles and Ernest, Mr. and
Mrs. George Leiser, Mr. and Mrs.
Chester Fenstermacher, son Max, Mr.
and Mrs. George Long, son Donald,
Mr. and Mrs. Wiliam DeTurk, sons
Chester, George, Lewis and Willard,
Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Paff, Mr. and Mrs.
Harvey Druckenmiller, daughters Grace
and Catharine, Paul Mertz, Mildred,
Eleanor and Melvin Mertz.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
FLEETWOOD MEN IN HOSPITAL
Charles Fabian, 22, and Chester W.
Hunsberger, 19, both of Fleetwood, received cuts and bruises and are suffering from shock in St. Joseph's Hospital, Reading, after their machine
struck a bridge on the outskirts of
Fleetwood and was pitched into Roth-
ermel's Creek.
The first game of the basketball season at the State Teachers College will
be played Saturday, Dec. 7, in the college gymnasium at 2 p. m. They will
play the Elizabethtown College team.
PERSONALS
Mary Funk, assistant librarian at
the State Teachers College, spent her
vacation at her home in Shippensburg.
New Rockland Auditor
President Judge Paul N. Schaeffer accepted the resignation of Willard B.
Rhoads as auditor of Rockland Township and appointed Harry V. Schaeffer
to fill the vacancy.
Mr. and Mrs. George C. Weida,
Reading, were guests of the former's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Weida.
The first-named is a teacher in the
Northeast Junior High School, Reading.
Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Horner, Pottstown, and D. Meade Horner "spent the
Thanksgiving holiday at the home of
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. g. L.
Horner.
Mrs. J. Fred Fisher called on the
following, all of whom were on the
trip to the New England States: Mr.
and Mrs. Oscar Witter, Newmans-
town; Sally Keegrise, Harry Weist,
Mr. and Mrs. William Klopp, Richland; Mr. and Mrs. Embich Myers.
Mr. and Mrs. James B. Fisher, Maxatawny, spent Thanksgiving with Mr.
and Mrs. J. Fred Fisher.
Mr. and Mrs. Augustus Bubben-
moyer, Mr. and Mrs. William Stitzel
and children William and Marie called
on Mr .and Mrs. Henry Zimmerman
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Guldin, son
der way is raising muskrats for fur.
This muskrat ranch is located on the
farm of Morris, father of Nathan Kunkle.
They have about 12 acres enclosed
by a fence. Extra heavy galvanized
chicken netting with small mesh is
used. It was dug into the ground anywhere from 12 to 30 inches, depending on the condition of the soil. The
wire extends about 30 inches above
the ground. Above this is a strip of
tin about 12 inches wide. This is fastened with the edge up the same as if
it were wire. The posts are of iron.
Above this tin there are three lines of
barbed wire placed there to keep out
dogs, foxes and other animals. The total height of the fence is about five
feet.
The first pen was fenced in about a
year ago and the last in spring of this
year. They have put in some 20 pairs
of muskrats. The animals came in two
shipments and were imported from
Colorado. They have the Silver King
and Black varieties. It is now approximately a year and a half since the
first shipment came and it is impossible to make an estimate as to the
numbers of animals now in the pens.
Several Litters a Year
A pair of muskrats produce three or
four litters a year and each Utter has
from four to six young. The number
of young that were killed by owls,
hawks, and high water is not known
and for that reason one cannot make
an estimate as to the number of animals on this farm. These animals are
very prolific breeders, as the young
start to breed when they are about six
months old.
These animals need no care in the
summer and very little in the winter.
They are fed on apples, carrots and
other vegetables. It is probable that
the farm will start to bring returns
within the next year and a half.
None have yet been trapped, for they
want to let the farm become well
stocken so that once started the supply will not let down.
Frederick W. Anton, Grand Master
of Records, Knights of the Golden
Eagle, Philadelphia, sent by parcel post
to the chairman of the arrangements
committee, Past Chief Thomas S. LeVan, of Adonai Castle, No. 70, of
Kutztown, a complete list of addressed
envelopes to all the district grand
chiefs and representatives of castles of
the Knights and Ladies of the Golden
Eagle of Pennsylvania. These officials
and the sir knights of Adonai Castle
have been mailed bearing an invitation and a return post card "I will"
or "I will not be present" at the testimonial dinner on Friday evening, Dec.
20, at the Keystone Hotel, to one of
Adonai's esteemed members the Hon.
Frederick A. Marx, Reading, Judge of
the Orphans' Court of Berks County.
Members of the Supreme and Grand
Castles, mentioned in last wee's issue
of the Kutztown Patriot, will take part
in the ceremonies of presenting the
badge, jewel and certificate of membership of the Grand Castle of Pennsylvania, to Judge Marx. The alert
committee of Adonai Castle is very
busy planning and completing all arrangements for an elaborate program
of entertainment.
ASSURE COMPLETION OF
MACADAM LINK TO
CONCRETE PIKE
Informal Dinner Held in Appreciation of Lyons Road at Monterey—Good Representation
A somewhat informal and impromptu
testimonial dinner was given by the
citizens of Kutztown, Lyons, Maxatawny Township and the members of
the Suburban Construction Company
to the county commissioners of Berks
in appreciation of the new road which
was recently completed between Kutztown and Lyons. The dinner was held
at Monterey Inn and was attended by
more than 60 people.
After enjoying a very splendid turkey menu, John H. Bieber acted as
toastmaster and introduced quite an
array of speakers. The general keynote of practically all the speeches
was appreciation to the county commissioners for giving this territory
this fine new road and the hope that
the road would be continued to New
Jerusalem.
Mrs. Deisher in Hospital
Mrs .Stella Deisher is in the Allentown Hospital. She had several teeth
extracted and they would not stop
bleeding. She was taken there for a
blood transfusion last week. She is
improving, but is still there under observation.
PHILO ANNIVERSARY
Ruh May Rothermel, head of the
Music Department at the State Teachers College, organized a quartet of
Philo boys, who will sing two numbers
at the coming Philo Anniversary.
FLEETWOOD BODIES
AT NEW YORK SHOW
Custom-Built Motor Car Show
Observes Its Silver Anniversary
With Cars From Local Plant on
Exhibit
At College Conference
Dr. John Keith, the state superintendent of Public Instruction, called a
special meeting of the heads of the ! (1;i'<
In the New York Herald-Tribune of
Sunday appears the following story,
quoted in part, in which the Fleetwood
Body Corporation takes a leading Part:
The best that the automotive world
can produce will be offered at the silver anniversary salon which opens tonight at the Hotel Commodore. A
m%hty blending of luxury, endurance,
artistry and craftsmanship will be seen
in the"$1,000,000 worth of cars an exhibition. Every continent has contributed to the ideas and materials embodied in these vehicles. New designs
in magnificant detail have been prepared by American and European manufacturers and custom coach builders
to add another bright chapter to ultra-
refined transportation.
Cadillac-La Salle
There will be seven Fleetwood bodies
on Cadillac chassis offered at the automobile salon. These will include the
Fleetwiek transformable cabriolet, the
Fleotwdowns roaster, the Fleetway all-
weather phaeton, the Fleetgrace five-
passenger imperial landau, the Fleet-
seven-passenger imperial, a town
various Teachers Colleges, to be held
in Harrisburg today (Thursday). A
committee meeting was held last evening at the Penn-Harris Hotel. Dr.
A. C. Rothermel is in attendance.
Rickenbach Birthday
The faculty of the State Teachers
College had an informal birthday
gathering for Mary E.
cabriolet and a special cabriolet on a
152-ineh wheelbase, twelve inches longer than standard Cadillacs. There also
will be a Fleetwood sedanette on a La
Salle chassis.
Fisher bodies to be shown on Cadillac
chassis include a seven-passenger imperial and a town sedan. La Salle
offerings also will be seen with two
Rickenb'aeh I Wisher bodies, a convertible coupe and
The guests were the women teachers
of the local college.
SHOWER FOR MRS. STROHECKER
seven-passenger imperial
All metal work in the Fleetwood bodies is chromium plated. Both Fisher
and Fleetwood bodies are wired for radio, while the windshields are inclined
A miscellaneous shower was given jseven degrees, therby averting glare,
at the home of Mrs. Penrose Strohecker I T p*<*»t«y material on Fleetwoods is
in honor of their daughter Blanche, j optional. Personality and distinctive
who was recently married to Herbert ^1osi^n of Fleetwood is enhanced by
Adams, of Fleetwood. j Fisher engineering, since Fisher and
,, . ... . j_*_ Fleetwood now reinforce each other.
Music and jokes were part of the
entertainment. Luncheon was served.
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Stufflet and daughter Mary,
Vivian Adams, Norman Webber, Arlene Weisner, Robert Adams, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Adams, Daniel Frederick,
Kathryn Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Adams and Mr. and Mrs. Strohecker.
Numerous gifts were received.
OPENS INSURANCE OFFICE
LEGION CARD PARTY
Harry Seltzer has opened an insurance office in the Snyder building on
the second floor above Leh & Mer-
kel's Drug Store.
The American Legion Auxiliary will
hold its monthly card party Wednesday, Dec. 11, in the Legion Hall. There
will be especially fine prizes and a good
lunch. The public is invited.
Missionary Meeting
GREENAWALT GUESTS
William C. Greenawalt, superintendent of schools of Olean, N. Y., spent
his Thanksgiving vacation with his
mother, Mrs. Mary Greenawalt. The
following also spent part of Thanksgiving at her home: Mr. and Mrs.
Llewellyn Meitzler, Mr. and Mrs.
William Spohn, Mr. and Mrs. Morris
Greenawalt and family.
High Compliment
Neil O'Connor, superintendent of the
construction company, spoke very
highly of the fine co-operation received
in this section from the local men he
employed and stated that it was a
pleasure to work for the county commissioners. He paid a very high compliment to one of his foremen, Andrew
J. Seidel, of Kutztown.
County Commissioner John Blimline
expressed his pleasure at being present at this dinner and his admiration
for the way in which the people of this
community show their appreciation
for anything that is done for them.
He said this road was needed and that
the people deserved it and he was always glad to be able to do his small
bit for this section of the county.
Mast Maintain Road
Chairman of the Board Walter Ring-
ler, in his most pleasant manner, gave
quite an interesting talk and stressed
the importance of the proper maintenance of highways after they are built.
He said that on all of these county-
built roads, the supervisors of the township in which they are built, agree to
properly maintain these roads after
they are built. In many oases, however, he said, the township supervisors
are so short-sighted as to fail to do
this and as a result thousands and
even millions of dollars that the county
spends for roads are being jeopardized.
He said he trusted that every one present would use his influence to see that
the supervisors of Maxatawny Township would take care of this new road.
He assured those present that this road
would be completed to New Jerusalem,
connecting the concrete road built from
Pricetown to Reading. This announcement was received with loud applause
and surely was appreciated.
Francis K. Savage, the third county
commissioner, was unable to be present on account of some other appointment, but he sent greetings with the
other commissioners and he assured
the residents of this section that he
way always ready to support them.
Mr. Ringler stated in his address
that organizations such as chambers
of commerce are to a very large degree
responsible for public improvements,
and he said that the chamber of commerce of Kutztown should persevere
in its efforts to have the William Penn
Highway concreted from the Halfway
House to the Lehigh-Berks line. He
offered the support of the county commissioners in anything they could do.
A very good spirit prevailed throughout the entire meeting and all the
speeches had a ring to them that
meant the closest co-operation between
the residents of Kutztown and outlying sections. The entire program
consisting of an excellent dinner, fine
speeches, and other entertainment,
proved very interesting and even
though the hour grew late, no one
seemed to tire of the exercises.
Respond to Toasts
Among those who responded with
short talks as called on by the toast-
master, Mr. Bieber, were: Arthur Bonner, chairman of the good roads committee of the Kutztown Chamber of
Commerce; Charles A. Stein, president
of the Chamber of Commerce; Leroy -
Christrnan, county engineer; Rev. J.
W. Bittner, secretary of the Kutztown
Chamber of Commercer; Lerov Kutz,
a member of the Lyons delegation; Dr!
U. S. G. Bieber, present burgess of
Kutztown; Harry B. Yoder, who will
take office as burgess Jan. 1; Charles
H. Esser, vice president of the Kutztown Chamber of Commerce; Neil
O'Conner, superintendent of the Suburban Construction Company, and Andrew J. Seidel, foreman for the company.
FIRE CO. CARD PARTY
The Women's Missionary Society of
Trinity Lutheran Church will hold its
monthly meeting in the Parish House
Monday evening, Dec. 9, at 7.30 o'clock.
RULE GRANTED
Mrs. Grace Mock, the matron at the
been made, but those in charge hope | State Teachers College, is ill and will Ralph; Mr. and Mrs. Ira Guldin and
they will bring their usual donations not be able to attend to her duties for family were at a Thanksgiving feast
to the Parish House Saturday after- some time. She is in the nurse's quar- at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mahlon
noon. I ters trying to recuperate. j Guldin, Maxatawny.
Becker's St. Peter's Cake Sale
Becker's St. Peter's Lades' Aid will
hold a cake and pastry sale in the Herman Building Saturday, Dec. 21. The
sale will run from 1 to 5 p. m. All
sorts of cake and pastry will be on
sale.
Basketball Games
In the proceedings of the Kutztown
National Bank, executor of Nathan S.
Schmehl, against Cyrus R. Heffner, Attorneys Edgar S. and William E. Richardson filed the petition of the defendant to strike off the plaintiff's statement of claim. Judge Schaeffer granted a rule.
At Schaeffer Home
Myrtle Schaeffer and Dr. H. C.
Reichard were weekend visitors at the
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Kutztown Fire Company will hold a card
party in the Town Hall Friday evening, Dec. 6. Card playing will start
at 8.15. There will be plenty of prizes
and a fine lunch. The public is invited.
SCOUTS TO COLLECT PAPER
The Boy Scouts of this borough will
make a collection of waste paper on
Saturday, Dec. 28, the funds to be derived therefrom to be contributed to
the Visiting Nurse Association. The
public is asked to co-operate.
HOSPITAL MEETING
The Kutztown Auxiliary of the Reading Hospital will meet at the home of
The local basketball teams will play home of the former's parents, Mr. and Thursday Dec 12 at 2 30 0*31
both the boys' and girls' teams of Mrs. Edwin Schaeffer. Miss Schaeffer ' H'
Muhlenberg Township Friday eve- is teaching school at Norristown. She Mrs. William Dry is confined to her
ning, Dec. 6, on the Kutztown floor. | has been teaching for six years. bed with grip.

THE KUTZTOWN PATRIOT
VOLUME LV
KUTZTOWN, PA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1929
No. 27
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TR';jTEES REPORT THE NEW
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The December meeting of the Kutztown Fire Co., No. 1, was held in the
Town Hall Tuesday evening, with
President Peter Sterner in the chair.
U. B. Ketner recorded the proceedings. The trustees reported that the
new "Diaphone" and other alarm
equipment purchased from the Game-
well Co. was satisfactory and working according to specifications. They
asked an order for the same be
granted.
Chief John H. Miller reported no
fires during November and that the
apparatus and equipment were in
good shape.
Roster of Officers
Election of officers for the year 1930
resulted as follows: President, John
D. Geiger; first vice president, Vernon
Kemp; second vice president, George
Ettele, jr.; recording secretary, U. B.
Ketner; time secretary, Harry Frederic;
treasurer, Llewellyn Angstadt.
Trustees, 1930-31—William E. Myers,
William B .Schaeffer; 1930-32, W. W.
Weil, Scott Melot; 1930-33, Jacob D.
Kemp, William L. Serf ass; chief, John
H.Miller; assistants, Thomas Warr and
John D Geiger; fire chiefs, E. J. Dries,
U .B. Ketner, A. J. Seidel, Charles L.
Levan. John Scherer, Robert Oswald.
Delegate to Pennsylvania State Fire-
mens' Association, eVrnon Kemp; alternate, Harry Sawyer; delegates to
Berks County Firemen's Association,
Howard Madeira and Paul Daniels;
alternates, Paul Bock and Paul Reinert; delegates to Fire Zone No. 1, W.
W. Weil, John D. Geiger.
Janitor, Charles Folk; apparatus
drivers, Howard Madeira, Scott Melot,
Warren Kern, William S. Christ,
George Sheetz. Auditors appointed
were: Q. D. Herman, William Myers,
Adam Youse.
Orders Granted
Orders were granted to the amount
of $2,334.51, including $2,200 for fire
alarm equipment. A donation from the
Ladies' Auxiliary amounted to $500
and one of $700 was received from the
Uniformed Rank of the company. The
company granted a donation of $10
towards the Junior Fire Co. ambulance
fund, of Reading.
The fire company meets the first
Tuesday of each month; the Uniformed
Bank, the second Tuesday of each
^yth; and the Relief Association,
Ithird Tuesday of each month.
U&THER OF KUTZTOWN
WOMAN, A SAILOR, DIES
AS RESULT OF ACCIDENT
SUNDAY SCHOOLS ASKED
TO SEND PROGRAMS EARLY
The time of Christmas festivals
is rapidly approaching and inasmuch as the various Sunday
Schools of the community wish
to have their programs appear
in the Patriot, earnest request
is hereby made that these programs be sent in as early as possible so that they can be published before the holiday week.
Because of the large issue of the
Patriot next week more space
for news will be available than
at other times, and consequently some of these programs would
fit in well. Get them to the
Patriot Office as soon as possible.
BERKS-LEHIGH POTATO BELT
PRODUCES SEVERAL MILLION
BUSHELS IN NORMAL YEARS
DEMONSTRATION ON
ELECTRIC COOKING IN
TOPTON ON FRIDAY
Housewives and others of Topton
and vicinity are invited and urged to
see the electric cooking demonstration
at the Metropolitan Edison offices on
Franklin Street, Topton, Friday, Dec.
6. The demonstration is under the
direction of Ruth V. Carlington, director of the Metropolitan Edison Company Home Service Department. It
will start at 2.30 in the afternoon and
at 7.30 in the evening. Following the
demonstration, the food that was prepared will be distributed among the
women present. This will in no way
obligate any visitors. The company
sincerely desires all of the women
that can find time to come and see I
this relatively new method of cooking.
It will be a revelation in the taking
away of the household drudgery of
always having to fire a kitchen stove.
Extends From Pinnacle, Near Kempton, To Slatington—Most 1929
Crop Of Good Quality, Solid And Disease-Free—Milder Winters
Than Maine Qive This Section A Trump Card Which Brings
Qood Prices.
4' In the region northwest of Kutztown, >
I in the valley that starts at the Pinnacle and extends to Slatington, there
I is the district known as the Berks-Lehigh Potato Belt.
In that section the farmers are,
without a doubt, potato farmers. It is
their principal crop, their moneymaker (in favorable years), and their
chief worry in unfavorable years.
In years past there have been sea-
Afternoon and Evening in New | sons in which individual shippers in
this valley have sent away from 100 to
200 carloads. A standard carload contains 600 bushels. There are many
shippers along the length of the Berks
and Lehigh Railroad that runs through j
that district. A conservative estimate '
places this area at 20,000 acres and ' A few miles north of Krumsville
it produces several million bushels tnere *■ an experimental station for a
every season under normal conditions. new industry for this part of the coun-
GRIMSVILLE CHOIR
TO HOLD MUSICALE
Services Next Sunday Morning, j
Bethel Zion's Church—Muhlenberg Glee Club to Sing
RAISING MUSKRATS
NEAR KRUMSVILLE
Ranch on Kunkle Farm Now Covers Total of 12 Acres—Five
Foot Fence Surrounds Area.
None Trapped Thus Far
BOROUGH SECRETARY'S
OFFICE IN TOWN HALL
A praiseworthy change has
been made in the location of the
borough office. For quite a
number of years it had been located in the power plant building on Railroad Street, opposite
the railroad station . It was
moved this week to the second
floor of the Town Hall, where it
will be permanently stationed.
The citizens of the borough who
wish to transact any business
with the borough secretary,
Webster J. Frey, are requested
to keep in mind the new location.
CO. COMMISSIONERS
PROMISE NEW ROAD
TO NEW JERUSALEM
NATIONAL OFFICIALS OF
JK. G. E. TO ATTEND
MARX TESTIMONIAL
At Rothermel Home
Mrs. A. C. Rothermel entertained at
supper Saturday evening Mrs. Sue
Hoch- Philadelphia. On Friday she
entertained some Reading guests and j 2-30 o'clock—Music will be rendered
Miss Bentley, of Lock Haven, who is °y the Muhlenberg College Glee Club,
Special muscal services will be held
in the New Bethel Zion's Church,
Grimsville, under the auspices of the
choir of the church on Sunday, Dec. 8.
The programs are as follows:
Beginning at 10 A. M. — Anthem;
prayer; hymn; anthem; address; anthem; solo, Mrs. (Rev.) I. W. Klick;
violin solo, Richard Klick; anthem;
doxology. The Jacksonville Church
choir wil lrender the anthems.
Afternoon Services will Begin at
try. The work is being carried on by
Good Weather | Dr s A Brunner and his brother-in-
By favorable conditions is meant good law, Nathan Kunkle. The project un
dietitian of the college there.
NEW COAL CONVEYOR
Ever ready to give better and
quicker service, Hauser & Fisher have
purchased a new coal conveyor. This
machine loads and screens, all in the
same operation. Such a machine gives
quicker service and a cleaner product
to all of their customers.
COMMUNITY SUPPER
DONATIONS NEEDED
A telegram received by Mr. and Mrs.
Oliver Nagel, of Macungie R. 2, informed them of the death of their son,
Earl E. Nagel, 27, a naval sailor, stationed at Duty Harbor, Alaska, who
was accidentally killed there on Dec. 1.
The young sailor, who enlisted in his
teens, was a son of Oliver E. and Gertrude (nee Barndt) Nagel, and was a
native Lehigh countian. He is survived
by his parents and the following brotliV
ers and sisters: Florence, Allentown;
Albert, Bethlehem; Verdis, Elwood and
Oliver, jr., at home, and Emma, Kutztown.
Senices will be conducted in St. Peter's Church, Upper Milford Township,
with interment in the adjoining cemetery.
JOHN S. SCHWOYER GIVEN
PARTY ON 80TH NATAL DAY
A very joyous party was held in
honor of the 80th birthday anniversary of John S. Schwoyer at the home
of J. LeRoy Swoyer. The afternoon
and evening were spent with music of
various kinds and other pastimes.
Much time was spent in recalling odd
and amusing moments of times gone
b5' In the evening there was a great
feast that included all of the good
things that a good Berks County cook
could reca];. Those in the party were
as follows:
John s. Schwoyer, Mr. and Mrs. Le-
^rRo.v Swoyer. Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Meitzler. Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Paff, Mr.
and Mrs. Edwin C. Bachman. Mr. and
*s Harry Kemp. Nora Swoyer, Helen
«ae Swoyer. Richard L. Goodhart,
*adie Hilbert. Mrs. John Kline, Mrs.
•*!"*y Kemp. Mrs. William Swoyer,
""ed Reinert. William S. Eck.
THANKSGIVING SERVICES
IN INDIAN ECHO CAVE
On Thanksgiving Day services in
seeping with the ocasion were con-
Jutted in the 'Ball Room" of the In-
°J«i Echo Cave at Hummelstown. Rev.
lowermaster. pastor of Laurel Street
of +v. hurch- Lancaster, was in charge
SJff- sen1ces T^ey were well at-
w This "Bal] Room" is 50 feet
Sr«Land is 95 feet wide- ™s room
15 aoout the largest in the cave.
Ticket Selling and Canvassing
Committees Meeting With
Kind Reception From Citizens.
Mark the Date, Dec. 14
Everybody is talking about the
coming community supper and bazaar to be given by the Visiting Nurse
Association Saturday, one week, Dec.
14, in the American Legion Hall. The
women that are selling tickets are
meeting with a cordial reception. It
is hoped that 500 or more tickets will
be sold. Those canvassing the town
for cakes and fancy work are also being received very well and it is certain
that quite an assortment of fancy
work and cakes will be provided. This
sale should realize quite a neat sum.
No one has volunteered to give a
quilt or some other very fine piece
of fancy work which could be given
away in a contest. It is hoped that
some liberal-minded women will offer
articles that can be used for this purpose and that others will offer their
services to sell the opportunities to get
these gifts free.
Snow Interfered
The only thing that is necessary to
insure the success of this supper is that
those in charge will have plenty of
chicken and other provisions that are
needed for the many hungry folks
coming to partake of it. The bad
weather this week made it rather difficult for some members of the rural
committee to see the farmers . It may
be that some of the farmers among
whom the Visiting Nurse will be ready
to answer calls, can not be seen. It
I is hoped, nevertheless, that every rural resident will consider this an opportunity to show appreciation for
this nursing service by voluntarily
bringing chickens or other food needed
for a supper to the American Legion
Hall on Friday, Dec. 13, or notify Herman A. Fister, chairman of the committee, and same will be called for.
The entire community is again
asked to give its whole-hearted support and co-operation to make this affair a big success. It is more than
hoped, it is. in fact, expected .that
sufficient money will be raised at this
one supper to pay for the automobile
which has been ordered from R. Miller's Son. the lowest bidders among
the jVarious dealers of Kutztown.
Be sure to keep Saturday, Dec. 14,
open for this big event, and farmers
are asked particularly to give ear to
this an urgent appeal for donations.
as follows: "The Cardinal and Gray,"
"The College Gang," a rollicking college song; "Song of the Marching
Men," marching war song; piano
solo, Mr. Snyder; "Ol' Gray Robe,"
negro spiritual; "Scandalize My Name,"
negro melody; "Grandma Grunts,"
North Carolina mountain song; tenor
solo, Charles P. Sell; address, Rev. I.
W. Klick; hymn; xylophone solo, Carl
Fisher; instrumental solo, Twining,
Hudak and Snyder; "The Pump," a
debate in the Popton Parish council;
"O Susannah," saxophone solo, Mr.
Kudak; "Fair Muhlenberg," Alma
Mater."
Evening Services at 7 o'clock—Muhlenberg Glee Club, as follows: "The
Cardinal and Gray," "The College
Gang," "Song of the Marching Men,"
xylophone solo, Carl Fisher;"Ride Out
on Wings of Song," American male
chorus; "Down Among the Dead
Men," old English; saxophone duet,
Kodak and Goldstein; address, Rev.
A. L. Brumbach; hymn, piano solo,
Mr. Snyder; "Ol' Gray Robe," "Scandalize My Name," "Grandma Grunts,"
instrumental trio, Hudak, Twining
and Snyder; saxophone solo, Mr. Hudak; "Song of Progress," "Fair Muhlenberg,' "Alma Mater."
Meals will be served in the basement of the church by the women of
the congregation.
PUPILS GIVE MISS LUTZ
TURKEY AS A SURPRISE
Hermie M. Lutz, a teacher in the
Fogelsville Consolidated School, received a large turkey from her pupils.
It was a complete surprise.
Sunday Miss Lutz served the turkey
at her mother's home on Highland
Avenue . Among those present were:
Mr. and Mrs. George Lutz, children
Joyce, Marie and Donald, Breinigsville;
Iona Hoffman, Reading; Sadie Jacoby,
Schuylkill Haven; Robert Blew, Potts-
ville; Phaon Reinert, Mrs. Hermie
Lutz and the hostess, Hermie Lutz,
this place.
weather. In the last season this district suffered from the lack of moisture. Farmers of this region say that
they were without rain for six weeks.
When, at times, it did rain, the fall
was so small as to have no effect on
the crops. Some localities were fortunate enough to receive an occasional
thunder shower and its worth was
manifest in a crop that was about normal.
The general outlook for this season's
crop in the Lehigh Potato Belt is that
the yields were only between 45 and 50
per cent, of what they should have
been. The potatoes that were harvested are, however, of a good quality.
They are solid and disease-free.
In discussing the potato situation
with a number of shippers of this region ,the opinion proved general that
the Lehigh Potato Belt does not usually
cut a decisive figure on the potato
markets of the country. They maintain that Maine is and will remain the
controlling state in the East. Maine
has huge productions, 400 to 600 bushels per acre and as high as 46,000,000
bushels a season and a small population. They are favored with ideal
growing conditions and their proximity
to the sea is their guarantee of sufficient rain regularly.
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LARGE FORD TERRITORY
GIVEN TO SCHLENKERS
Mrs. Schmehl to Move
*Jrs Emma Schmehl will move to
^ngton, where she wil live with her
.""■ Mrs. Carrie Stern. They
g*n a lovely home there and Mrs.
^eni has been in it for some time.
kS^5*
Merkel Sale
The household goods of Howard D.
mSjLh aldy street- tlus borough,